World Food Programme's country director Mary Njoroge says the drought has forced people to adopt negative coping mechanisms, which include selling assets and even theft. The country experienced a downpour recently, leading to what experts call ‘green drought’. The rain deceptively greened Lesotho's valley where fields have no crops or vegetables.

Over the hour-long Twitter chat, Send a Cow Lesotho’s country director Manthethe Monethi answered questions from various individuals and organisations.

There were some challenges as Manthethe experienced an electricity shortage and was forced to change location shortly before the chat took place and a slow Internet connection in Lesotho meant responses were delayed.

The importance of vegetable growth was a key issue in the conversation. Unlike maize, which usually takes five months from planting to harvest, vegetables grow very quickly.

Lumela ‘M'e Manthethe! If we help you to provide vegetable seeds for families now, when will they be ready to eat? #asklesotho

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